MSW Program

Scholarship Information

Scholarship application deadline is September 1, 2015.

Each year the WKU MSW Program has a limited amount of scholarship funds available
for supporting MSW students in completing their graduate education.

All applications, when submitted, should be accompanied by a one-two page essay (double-spaced)
discussing your specific career goals post-MSW graduation. Without this essay, your
application will not be processed.

The MSW Scholarship Committee (comprised of MSW faculty members appointed by the
MSW Program Director) reviews all applications for program scholarships. Applications
are generally reviewed before each semester. Some scholarships are administered once
a year; others are administered each semester. The Scholarship Committee makes award
recommendations to the MSW Program Director, who then makes the final determination
and notifies students of awards via email or letter of award.

It is expected that students receiving scholarships send a personal note of thanks
to the funders for their grants and also provide documentation to the Program that
the funds were used for the purposes intended.

The following scholarships are available:

Rural Social Work Scholarship

The faculty of Western Kentucky University’s Social Work funds this scholarship each
year to provide scholarships to an MSW student with a financial need or to individuals
of minority status who plans on working in rural Kentucky. Scholarship amount ranges
from $100 to $500 per year.

Criteria:

• Student must have a financial need or have minority status

• Student must plan on working in rural Kentucky

Kentucky Social Welfare Foundation Scholarships

The Kentucky Social Welfare Foundation was established by the late Martha Davis to
augment social services, especially to Kentucky’s rural poor. The Foundation’s grant
is designated exclusively to support scholarships for social work graduate students.
Scholarship amounts are variable and are allocated each semester.